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159710
ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 1
AS620     $60,278 - $118,269
Creation Date: 04/05/1995
Change Date: 04/22/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To plan, organize, and manage fiscal programs.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Generally from a higher level fiscal or administrative position.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Generally over at least two professional fiscal positions.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Accountant Supervisor 1-2 by composition of subordinate workforce.

Differs from higher-level Accountant Managers by level of Accountant Administrator served; relationship to Accountant Administrator; number of accounting functions managed; scope and complexity of programs managed; and size and composition of subordinate staff.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Oversees the preparation of complex financial reports in the areas of budget development, cost reporting, and revenue forecasting.

Develops goals and measurable performance standards for subordinate fiscal units and subordinate fiscal supervisors.

Establishes productivity reporting criteria and procedures for these units and monitors supervisors' performance in meeting goals.

Ensures that supervisors are trained to counsel employees, develop employees' skills, and lead employees to achieve performance objectives.

Provides periodic reports of unit performance to higher level Accountant Manager or Accountant Administrator.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Seven years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.